Mario Williams

NFL teams have a record amount of salary-cap space available with free agency set to open on Wednesday, with the Bears near the front of the pack.

They have roughly $60 million in cap space at their disposal, but general manager Ryan Pace acknowledged fishing in free agency can take a team into "dangerous water," and that's backed up by the Bears' hits and misses from a year ago.

With so many teams flush with cap room, the top players are going to be paid and probably overpaid in the first 48 to 72 hours of free agency. It's not a great class after franchise tags were applied Monday, but teams seeking to fill holes will find some good players.

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